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After more than a year of living with COVID-19, the United States is beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel. More than 3 million shots are administered every day. With over 74 million people fully vaccinated — more than 22% of the population — the nation is steadily building […]
Schools reopened during the fall of 2020 with various approaches to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection. At that time, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a 14-day quarantine without testing for close contacts of anyone diagnosed with COVID-19. However, data indicated that the incubation period for SARS-CoV-2 infection […]
Vaccinations declined 11 percent, the biggest downturn in the seven-day average since February storms Daily coronavirus vaccinations have slowed significantly for the first time since February, a sign that demand is slipping even though every American adult is now eligible for the shots. About 3 million Americans are getting vaccinated daily, an 11 […]
Here are some of the latest developments on the COVID-19 vaccines: Safety of vaccine in pregnancy: Early results indicate that COVID-19 vaccination appears to be safe in the third trimester of pregnancy, according to a CDC study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers compiled data from the v-safe pregnancy registry and […]
Summary Emerging variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are of clinical concern. In a cohort of 417 persons who had received the second dose of BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) or mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine at least 2 weeks previously, we identified 2 women with vaccine breakthrough infection. Despite evidence of […]
COVID-19 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) represent a high-risk population with unique demographic and clinical features resulting in a high risk for mortality, according to initial findings from the North American Cardiovascular COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction (NACMI) Registry. “This is the largest registry of COVID-positive patients presenting with STEMI [and] the […]
Nearly 60% of U.S. states and territories are reporting high rates of COVID-19. Take steps to slow the spread in your community: 😷 Wear a mask that fits snugly over your nose and mouth.↔ Stay at least 6 feet from others.✅ Get a vaccine when it’s available to you.🚫 Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated […]
Scientists in Germany say they’ve worked out the two-step mechanism by which the AstraZeneca vaccine causes rare but devastating blood clots that gobble up the body’s supply of platelets. So far, European regulators have reported more than 220 cases of unusual blood clots and low levels of platelets in patients who received the […]
A look at which treatments are effective — and which aren’t Countless therapies have been tried for COVID-19. Not all have failed as spectacularly as hydroxychloroquine, so it can be difficult to keep track of what’s been proven to work, and what has not. Below is a live list of […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Eli Lilly’s request to revoke emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab when used as a monotherapy, saying the evidence indicates that it is likely not effective against currently circulating variants. The agency said in a letter to Lilly that […]